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Description –
Elekta Groups' direct procurement function operates across four main sites situated in UK, Netherlands, Sweden and China. The Procurement function is structured as a matrix organisation with centralised leadership for Direct Purchasing, Indirect Purchasing, Supplier Development & Quality, Process & Systems and the Local Management in each of the regions for direct and indirect material.
The purpose of this role is to manage direct material spend across a number of subcategories. PM’s typical focus is to provide Procurement best practice techniques from early on in the product development lifecycle, to ensure that Elekta’s supply chain of the future utilises the best supplier partners available and the capabilities that they can offer to obtain optimal total cost of ownership for Elekta and our customers.
The PM works closely with local key business stakeholders to prioritise securing supply, quality & cost in production materials and development projects/programs.
Elekta Linac Solutions direct material suppliers are categorized into two groups where the Procurement Manager (PM) has the following responsibilities per group:
Strategic suppliers:
Supplier contract execution and supply performance
Supplier overall performance and relationship owner
New product, transfer project and localization
Price negotiation and Engineering Change Orders
Supplier/category (domain) strategies
Point of escalation for critical shortages, supply risk management (key materials, tier-2, capacity, stock), supplier resilience (these activities are typically undertaken by our Tactical Procurement Managers (TPM)).
Note that Elekta has a separate team responsible for materials planning and purchasing, so the planning and raising of purchase orders is not a significant part of this role, though may be required occasionally.
Responsibilities –
• Lead the development of global sourcing strategies for allocated categories (domains) taking due account of stakeholder mapping, spend analysis, technical requirements, understanding of current and future demands, supplier improvement and cost reduction opportunities.
• Manage and negotiate price variations and supply risk mitigation with suppliers.
• Identify supply chain risks and develop mitigation plans in order to secure business continuity.
• Ensure robust supply agreements are in place with key suppliers and negotiate best practice terms with suppliers.
• Encourage open book costing and competitive tendering.
• Manage the supplier interface during the industrialization of new product and/or maintenance to ensure early supplier involvement and to meet Elekta targets.
• Take initiative on achieving the lowest total cost of ownership through negotiation, value engineering, low cost country sourcing and supplier consolidation.
• Maintain system parameters and data integrity for procurement systems.
• Identify opportunities to reduce and consolidate the approved supplier list, if required.
• Develop & maintain a thorough understanding of relevant global supplier market(s).
• Continuously develop and maintain supplier relationship management strategies including a governance structure and use of regular business reviews ensuring an inclusive approach to supplier management.
• Work closely with the key stakeholders to develop effective cost reduction, efficiency and supplier quality improvement strategies and implement these.
• Ensure appropriate know-how of global supplier markets within applicable markets, categories etc
• Contribute to developing and implementing procurement best practices
• Act as representative of procurement in product core teams (product maintenance)
Authorities –
• Make sourcing strategy proposals to Global Sourcing Board for approval
• Take decisions for Direct Purchasing in accordance to the business directives and strategy
• Take commercial, technical and quality decisions for creating Supplier Agreements
• Negotiation of supplier agreements
• Approve routines/documents for Purchasing in accordance with the Quality Systems
• Decision maker in cross functional supplier relationship management teams
Relevant Knowledge, skills and competencies –• BA/BSc required with MBA preferred, other graduate degree potentially acceptable, or equivalent work experience.
• Previous buying or category management experience, ideally for direct materials and within a regulated technical manufacturing/engineering environment e.g. medical, aerospace, automotive.
• Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Experience with contract management and awareness and understanding of contract law.
• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) certification desirable.
• Experience having managed a complex global supply base is desirable
• Previous experience of working with purchasing systems, and well-developed IT skills.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of sourcing strategy deployment, financial concepts and the ability to create business cases.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise with personnel, suppliers and key stakeholders at all levels.
• Fluent in language applicable to site location and English. Other languages advantageous.
• Passion for reducing costs – exhibits high energy and the enthusiasm to establish new approaches to sourcing.
• Able to work in a dual reporting matrix environment and work independently.
• Demonstrable record of delivering stretching targets and successfully managing concurrent tasks.
• Promote a dynamic, empowered and open work environment, integrating the Elekta Values throughout the function.
additional local information or n/a –• Role location: Crawley
• Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time
Skills Required
- BA/BSc required with MBA preferred, or equivalent work experience
- Previous buying or category management experience in regulated technical manufacturing/engineering
- Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills
- Experience with contract management and contract law
- Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) certification desirable
- Experience managing a complex global supply base
- Previous experience with purchasing systems and IT skills
- Strong communication skills with personnel and suppliers
- Fluent in applicable language to site location and English
Elekta Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Elekta and has not been reviewed or approved by Elekta.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match is a prominent benefit, with vesting noted as part of the plan.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and paid holidays are included, with PTO accruing from the start and rollover allowed within limits.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage are included, complemented by an Employee Assistance Program.
Elekta Insights
What We Do
At Elekta, our outcome-driven and cost-efficient solutions provide lasting clinical difference and are developed through sustainable environmental, social and governance practices. We’ve been working openly and proactively with clinicians and our partners for almost half a century to advance precision radiation therapy and meet continuously evolving patient needs—no matter where they are in the world. To us, it's personal, and our global team of 4,700 employees combine passion, science, and imagination to profoundly change cancer care. We don’t just build technology, we build hope. Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with offices in 120 countries and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
